Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-23

dollars worth OF property and up to this
writing the loss OF twenty one lives dur
ing the continuance Of the feud, Rowan
county can now return to peace and
prosperity. Sheriff Hogg and posse
attempted the arrest OF the outlaws, who
resisted and were shot down one after
the other until fonr were dead and three
wounded. One was captured and two
escaped.
h Fidelity Rank.
Cincinnati, o., June 22-As the ok
animation of the Fidelity National bank
proceeds the cavernous deficit increases.
Il is now the common talk on the streets
that the liabilities OF the bank will reach
the stnpendous sam Of SIS 100000. while
the assets dwindle il proporslon. II
seems a foregone conclusion that deposl-
tors will get next to nothing, This is
The general talk. but Of course, this talk
is unofficial and canncs be verified until
the bank examiner completes his work
and makes his report. 1t is stated to-
day that the memorandum which ia The
substitute for collateTals shows that
Wiltshire used ST, 1000. 900 Of the banks
money, and that coilaterala for other
loans were hypothecated IN New York
and elsewhere. It is the belief of some
that Wiltshire acted .as; the agent Of Has-
per in conducting the wheat deal and
wac not really q borrower. There is
still talk Of more arrests.
The morning papers are full of matter
connected in various ways with the
Fidelity National banks closing.
Among other things is the statement
that Bank Examiner Powell ON Monday
afternoon demanded a statement from
the bank, and resolved one. showing o
balance in hand of 81 .I60, 900 OF cash.
Then calling for Q view Of the money he
Was amazed to be shown . lead pencil
memoranda reading: Wiltshire, Eekert
q 90. 100000; J.. ". Wiltshire, S4s,-
600, and 90 on through a long list.
There was no collateral security what
ever. Mi. Baldwin aud Mr.. Hopkins
were unable to make any explanation
and Mir Harper could offer none. Even
after ihia, it is said, the offer to permit
the bank to continue was mads ii these
three men were expelled and
new capital brought in. Rut
:when the inquiry was made IS
TO how much would be required the
answer was q million dollars at least
That staggered the directors. and
although they still hope to form q
reorganization, il is most probable that
the fear that . further examination
would reveal o further deficit deferred
them. The fact is that Harper concealed
from The directors his connection with
the wheat deal. He lie said to have
admitted yesterday that he did not 60
into the wheat deal himself bat that be
honored alp overdraft for Wiltshire OF
$4s 600 and put in the rest to save thsf.
He charges the whole break to the action
Of the Chicago board Of trade making all
wheat regular.
ELfN L.TE
MIR. Eugina Powell, the bank examiner.
is credited Nth saying that the oondi.
tion Of the bank is wosful. He said il
= Was singular how Harper had received
everybody shout the matter. In this
connaction 1t may be recalled that when
the wheat panic occurred In Chicago and
run1oys we're ont of a run on the Fidelity
bank, Mi. Harper stated repeatedly to
parties asking for information that he
did not know who was in the wheat deal,
and be went seafar as to say that he did
not behave that il was managed at all il
Cincinnati, but was conducted from
California and Cleveland. More at
tachmsnts upon Harper's property have
been made and everything he has is now
tied up.
RatIway Passengers Held Up.
Detroit, June PAN Evening journal
speclal from Fort Huron Gays: This
morning Ave men boarded the Ill
Grand Trunk tram al aFort Gratiot, go-
ing east, and held up the passengers
Several lost what money they had AND
lone Loaf $I60. Three men have beer